<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:49:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@arc.angel/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The portrait]]></title><description><![CDATA[I stared at a portrait. It was of a woman of vigour. She looked formidable, I can't help but admire. I stared at the portrait, wondering how it could be - for someone to look so strong on the outside but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@arc.angel/the-portrait</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@arc.angel/the-portrait</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 03:43:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7yth1i6DoMZAUXDxsR1erLjDAn866V32navRS5DoYoLwQy4NsdTgYwZoKKcxHtMkMYUTgDEDni7BEQ8ZfqiEG2ENJqVAwg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A risk-taker's tale |2| : Into the dark]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was dark inside me. I searched for light. Desperately stretching out my hand for something. Anything to reassure that I'm alive. There was nothing. It was silent. The deafening kind. I tried to speak]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@arc.angel/a-risk-taker-s-tale-or-2-or-into-the-dark</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@arc.angel/a-risk-taker-s-tale-or-2-or-into-the-dark</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:10:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxsTkPYAARp78o5cJA1o6Chv9x98TzCFT6v5J8eDKs2LGf3GSVoGZMKm5BZQWULvK8HwcgpHc5GDB8AFMK2nRAFFxcsMdMTMaXmr2Qro9TwLCPHSCaP2WVNwRGsQixjRPmirGjk4ayi6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A risk-taker's tale |1| : The becoming]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was flying. What a great feeling, I thought. It has always been my dream to fly. For a moment, I felt like a superhero. Then I was falling. What a scary feeling it was! I was the one needed saving. Before]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@arc.angel/a-risk-taker-s-tale-or-1-or-the-becoming</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@arc.angel/a-risk-taker-s-tale-or-1-or-the-becoming</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2018 11:57:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxsTkPYAARp78o5cJA1o6Chv9x98TzCFT6v5J8eDKs2LGf3GSVoGZMKm5BZQWULvK8HwcgpHc5GDB8AFMK2nRAFFxcsMdMTMaXmr2Qro9TwLCPHSCaP2WVNwRGsQixjRPmirGjk4ayi6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over, Under and Through the obstacles at the Gorilla Boot Camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a rainy Saturday which made it a perfect excuse to crawl and roll in the muddy obstacle course of the Gorilla Boot Camp. Being an athlete, a fitness enthusiast and an adrenaline junkie, the place]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fitness/@arc.angel/over-under-and-through-the-obstacles-at-the-gorilla-boot-camp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fitness/@arc.angel/over-under-and-through-the-obstacles-at-the-gorilla-boot-camp</guid><category><![CDATA[fitness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2018 17:31:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovUgVpK2hktv42LjxSYmhqU2GuvfRLJmtabxvBhkNGPNkk2i28oe7Lf5mwL26GrfJrdmfxqZB9QwKccX1uywjpLP8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A-ventures: The springs and falls of Camiguin, the “ Island Born of Fire”.]]></title><description><![CDATA[With a few hours of sleep from a late night gathering with cousins, we excitedly woke, though groggily at the crack of dawn to be on our way to Camiguin Island. After a 2-hour drive from Bugo we arrived]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@arc.angel/a-ventures-the-springs-and-falls-of-camuguin-the-island-born-of-fire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@arc.angel/a-ventures-the-springs-and-falls-of-camuguin-the-island-born-of-fire</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:32:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovsvEdMt8G3JXdW67N2rqHcUVqJdyrDzzDwEHBMzzhKpLTdh9jXTZRssuVw1rLrtzf4v3Pzx9iecVALaimZFUgY3G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#STEEMGIGS: (TIL(Today I Learned)) — to celebrate the mundane to fully enjoy this paradox called life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shot taken during my trip last weekend at a skate camp & resort in Cebu. I've been trapped in life's paradoxical mystery for 5 months now; chained in its ironies. To think that I thought I've figured]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemgigs/@arc.angel/to-celebrate-the-mundane-to-fully-enjoy-this-paradox-called-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemgigs/@arc.angel/to-celebrate-the-mundane-to-fully-enjoy-this-paradox-called-life</guid><category><![CDATA[steemgigs]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2018 08:41:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnKagrWRNu7frgbYr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I still watch anime at 24]]></title><description><![CDATA[People find it unusual that I still watch anime because they don't see the point of it. They think it's a waste of time. Personally, it nurtures the child in me and hits points close to home. Anime embeds]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anime/@arc.angel/why-i-still-watch-anime-at-24</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anime/@arc.angel/why-i-still-watch-anime-at-24</guid><category><![CDATA[anime]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:13:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPdWND9P6FocdsZnwQLJQiYpdxuxAqJZEbZ9LF3DcwFAoNDEXs92DhgJdR8t9rXDaRitGUGDA1t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A brother's love overshadows a dying wish]]></title><description><![CDATA[How ironic it is that one clings on to life when it's slipping away. It is perhaps because of the denial that everything is temporary that we throw life away carelessly. As the thought of fading sinks]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@arc.angel/a-brother-s-love-overshadows-a-dying-wish</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@arc.angel/a-brother-s-love-overshadows-a-dying-wish</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:18:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZcexd1FJo1CFBqa8mVNchQnamTEcCPs2im4LCpuT8L8XUeNdEyP5nLCQ93QUFGqQfpo9Fi3iPPkJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photoset: sun, sea and silhouettes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A panoramic view of the beach In my previous write-up I wrote about my experience at Palaboy Skatecamp, which fuses and skate park and a resort. This is a photoset of images captured at the skatecamp on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@arc.angel/photoset-sun-sea-and-silhouettes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@arc.angel/photoset-sun-sea-and-silhouettes</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 02:17:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovsoyeT9mxfPQj5fxHGF5nKwkChYQwrF5JwQ4yT9FYuqU74VWpW2oh2q6tTNACDdzCpdp5g7KSW8c2uHQPekCLTqQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palaboy Skatecamp: A place for skateboards and the sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cebu's Palaboy Skatecamp is a place for skaters and beach enthusiasts. My 9 year old nephew being a skate enthusiast and a beach lover have found this place a haven. So for his birthday gift, we took a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cebu/@arc.angel/palaboy-skatecamp-a-place-for-skateboards-and-the-sea</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cebu/@arc.angel/palaboy-skatecamp-a-place-for-skateboards-and-the-sea</guid><category><![CDATA[cebu]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 11:54:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovo45JsXyZuBi3Hvc1w3KuHhYThM5av7NvQkUkwNg7tvKUaH9ayNNnPhKhr3nEbz4HfMdo4uFsswNg6VvyiMqeEPG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A toast to strong men and gentle fathers, and to single moms who stand as daddies to their kids!]]></title><description><![CDATA[To the daddy who now sports a dad bod, you're way cooler than the six-packed guy who left his child. Don't tuck it in. Pat your belly and stand proud! 😉 I know you struggled in life and fought your way]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/father/@arc.angel/a-toast-to-strong-men-and-gentle-fathers-and-to-single-moms-who-stand-as-daddies-to-their-kids</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/father/@arc.angel/a-toast-to-strong-men-and-gentle-fathers-and-to-single-moms-who-stand-as-daddies-to-their-kids</guid><category><![CDATA[father]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 03:55:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPd6HFp6HHzgTkE6S8Y549cKs28GuXHdPeYV2i6FLe84XXbYSFrgKjUSi2jR7xpnZxFxAPCAReE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A-ventures: I was a year late for the reunion. 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This was a trip by air, land and sea; from adult responsibilities and adventure;]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@arc.angel/a-ventures-i-was-a-year-late-for-the-reunion-i-went-on-a-solo-trip-that-led-me-to-a-family-adventure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@arc.angel/a-ventures-i-was-a-year-late-for-the-reunion-i-went-on-a-solo-trip-that-led-me-to-a-family-adventure</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 17:09:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovsx7Bv42oNbYvnQxSesAAA35NNfxjFreAxntNpCLtEoCK22o4muGMSJHaXCKNm3QxBCVKZPLY1sy3wJkmjxvVcz2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A-Ventures: A trip that stretches from the streets of Davao, down the road to Cagayan and into the mountains of Bukidnon]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was filled with nervous excitement on the cab ride to the Airport. Traveling solo was not new to me. I enjoy traveling alone as much as I enjoy going on trips with friends. The jitters would have been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@arc.angel/a-ventures-a-trip-that-stretches-from-the-streets-of-davao-down-the-road-to-cagayan-and-into-the-mountains-of-bukidnon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@arc.angel/a-ventures-a-trip-that-stretches-from-the-streets-of-davao-down-the-road-to-cagayan-and-into-the-mountains-of-bukidnon</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:42:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonWToSX8tGXNY8jeXKSedJ2aRhGRj6HDecqrfz9ZzjyxruHogBTexe64bx4rE2dJXc85d2oR5ff8oyPQU7xr8hyxgzkEBcSwzB2dH7N7fPL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Self, you can do this!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I will allow myself to bee seen.This is will be my regular thing; to write to myself and listen to my own voice. I will write of the good things and the bad. The funny experiences and the sad. This way]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dearself/@arc.angel/dear-self-you-can-do-this-and-128074</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dearself/@arc.angel/dear-self-you-can-do-this-and-128074</guid><category><![CDATA[dearself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 16:30:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdP1LZgtKRCtZ7pLtnGVhwMrq4CUm6Em1FHfKLaiW7DDjp66gCerhD83Gbef237wXu9vVv9Mrri?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A #ulog a day keeps misery away]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why #ulog? Because it's a therapy for your soul. It allows you to be you; with all the flaws and simplicity. You can write about the ordinary and extraordinary days; the good ones and the bad ones. It]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@arc.angel/a-ulog-a-day-keeps-misery-away</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@arc.angel/a-ulog-a-day-keeps-misery-away</guid><category><![CDATA[ulog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 08:29:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdxunsjy4LVuJysKaDZCBpXRXQfAJj32fpsPD4CveHpJYq9vckm3sB6o8Z83gyqHATzbVN2pUjZ2FN6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cebu is co-hosting the 2018 Philippine National Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2018 Philippine National Games (PNG) is already in motion. It is set to run from May 19 to 25, 2018 with Cebu City and Cebu Province co-hosting this year’s event. source For those of you who are not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cebu/@arc.angel/cebu-is-co-hosting-the-2018-philippine-national-games</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cebu/@arc.angel/cebu-is-co-hosting-the-2018-philippine-national-games</guid><category><![CDATA[cebu]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 23:44:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZr55um7KFFjWoRxxwNwTU5ykTFRLM5UeAAWQjkao1i98msfnDcgcS3SWKagXjCRfAFacxR2FvUFbt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A #ulog day: My nth life made me grateful for another day to live.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The stove blew up while I was cooking. Good thing it blew up as I turned it off so it didn't catch fire and the explosion didn't escalate into something bigger. I didn't panic but it did make me pause]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@arc.angel/a-ulog-day-my-nth-life-made-me-grateful-for-another-day-to-live</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@arc.angel/a-ulog-day-my-nth-life-made-me-grateful-for-another-day-to-live</guid><category><![CDATA[ulog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 09:44:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bwjPJtcJJmZusPtExyx3sTaZakhzEppCVbK6kUXpT5bz4esGUmjT9RYPdtMJ8YBbt6kkbq2mpqMvWM6wr1KyRAt6hZx4bfJCmouFaVqY6Ap5i63qCCoUmFLoAg7h3bydREe64LxQWw2LFndaGmEW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Self, I'm sorry I left you]]></title><description><![CDATA[A letter to myself and for myself. Dear Self, I'm sorry I left you. 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With twins, it’s always a package deal so naturally I bought two cute shirts but with different designs]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemgigs/@arc.angel/a-cool-way-to-name-gifts-for-twins-using-ambigrams</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemgigs/@arc.angel/a-cool-way-to-name-gifts-for-twins-using-ambigrams</guid><category><![CDATA[steemgigs]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 16:05:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnADFZCZkZ1praV9G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today, I mourn and celebrate a mother]]></title><description><![CDATA[I mourn for my best friend’s mom. She was like a mother to me. It has been days since my best friend told me the news of her mom’s passing but I didn’t let it sink in until today. I offered my condolences]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/family/@arc.angel/today-i-mourn-and-celebrate-a-mother</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/family/@arc.angel/today-i-mourn-and-celebrate-a-mother</guid><category><![CDATA[family]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arc.angel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 18:07:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SshgSMxnUsEDsGnMUTuHTkzAcRrkDLxwqZQ3MpMMWqfPQos8tsKJXdiZT4yj4e9AzUPLDrA1rcdYHhjp1jKrwKvGEMBobvEsQGn5L4swyhQTHnNX1zNFRg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>